New Delhi : The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, has announced the extension of the implementation date for the Geo Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2022. The Quality Control Order (QCO), which was originally scheduled to come into effect on 7th October 2023, will now be enforced from 1st January 2024.
The decision to extend the implementation date was made in consideration of requests made by firms for time to comply with the specifications of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), including ongoing certification processes at the BIS for the 19 items covered under S.O. 1706(E) dated 10th April 2023 and the subsequent Geo Textiles (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2022 dated 24th May 2023.
The gazette notification pertaining to this extension is under issuance, and the Ministry of Textiles further expressed its commitment for ensuring quality of these products as these are used in infrastructure projects.
The standards covered under the ibid QCO are listed as under:
| Sl. No. | Indian Standard | Title of Indian Standard |
| 1 | IS 15351 : 2015 | Geotextiles – Laminated High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Woven Geomembrane for Water Proof Lining – Specification |
| 2 | IS 15909 : 2020 | Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Geomembranes for Lining – Specification |
| 3 | IS 16653 : 2017 | Geosynthetics – Needle punched non-woven geobags for coastal and waterways protection – Specification |
| 4 | IS 16654: 2017 | Geosynthetics – Polypropylene Multifilament woven geobags for coastal and waterways protection – Specification |
| 5 | IS 14715 (Part 1): 2016 | Jute Geotextiles Part 1 Strengthening of Sub-Grade in Roads – Specification |
| 6 | IS 14715 (Part 2): 2016 | Jute Geotextiles Part 2 Control of Bank Erosion in Rivers and Waterways – Specification |
| 7 | IS 15869 : 2020 | Textiles – Open weave coir bhoovastra – Specification |
| 8 | IS 16391 : 2015 | Geosynthetics – Geotextiles Used in Sub-Grade Separation in Pavement Structures – Specification |
| 9 | IS 16393 : 2015 | Geosynthetics – Geotextiles Used in Subsurface Drainage Application – Specification |
| 10 | IS 16362 : 2020 | Geosynthetics – Geotextiles Used in Subgrade Stabilisation in Pavement structures – specification |
| 11 | IS 16352 : 2020 | Geosynthetics – High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Geomembranes for Lining – Specification |
| 12 | IS 16090:2013 | Geosynthetics Geo-textiles used as protection (or cushioning) materials – Specification |
| 13 | IS 16392:2015 | Geosynthetics – Geotextiles for permanent erosion control in hard armor systems – Specification |
| 14 | IS 17371:2020 | Geosynthetics – Geogrids for flexible pavements – Specification |
| 15 | IS 17372:2020 | Geosynthetics – Polymeric strip or geostrip used as soil reinforcement in retaining structures – Specification |
| 16 | IS 17373:2020 | Geosynthetics – Geogrids used in reinforced soil retaining structures |
| 17 | IS 17374:2020 | Geosynthetics – Reinforced HDPE membrane for effluents and chemical resistance lining – Specification |
| 18 | IS 17483 (Part 1): 2020 | Geosynthetics – Geocells – Specification Part 1 Load Bearing Application |
| 19 | IS 17483 (Part 2): 2020 | Geosynthetics – Geocells – Specification Part 2 Slope Erosion Protection Application |